Local News

Decatur County Communications, Franklin County Dispatch, and the Batesville Police Department have all verified that the “boom” and shaking people have reported hearing and/or feeling in Southeastern Indiana today are from the New Point Quarry […]

Statewide — The Brave Heart Foundation has awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant in the amount of $5,000. These funds will help to pay processing fees on donated livestock and deer with the meat being […]

Greensburg, IN — As the nation anxiously awaits Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) is preparing to fulfill its duties as one of 50 Indiana hospitals chosen […]

Batesville, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation announced the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship winner for 2021. Congratulations to Riley Schebler from Oldenburg Academy. Schebler will receive 4 years of tuition to an Indiana college […]

Batesville, IN — Kids Discovery Factory has received a $5,000 grant through the Youth Program Resilience Fund of Lilly Endowment Inc. Kids Discovery Factory will use the grant to create classroom activity kits and purchase reusable […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 5,853 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 398,417 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Statewide — During Governor Holcomb’s weekly press briefing on Wednesday, it was announced that he is ordering all hospitals to postpone or reschedule all non-emergent procedures that would require hospitalizations to prepare for the continuing […]

Southeastern, IN — Both Ripley County and Franklin County are back to “Red” status on the Indiana Department of Health Covid-19 color status map.  Ripley had an 18.45% positivity rate for last week and Frankin […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville residents with Rumpke Garbage service on Fridays will be delayed by one day in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Holiday collection dates for residents located north of […]

Greensburg, IN — The City of Greensburg awarded the City Hall renovation contract on Monday to Construction Planning Management (CPM) during the City Council meeting. Project manager Eric Ratts, with DLZ presented 8 bids to […]

Statewide – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced 241 Indiana cities, towns, and counties received a combined $101 million in state matching funds for local road projects through […]

Greensburg, IN — The Decatur County Community Foundation (DCCF) is pleased to announce this year’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient and the four DCCF Community Scholarship recipients. Lilly Endowment has selected Arianna Sia as this […]